Ahead of 5-year anniversary of Jan. 6, report examines aftermath following Trump's return to office
Source: ABC News
January 5, 2026, 6:33 PM
Ahead of the five-year anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee on Monday released two new reports examining the aftermath of the attack during the first year of President Donald Trump's second term.
The reports document Trump's sweeping decision to pardon nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, and the administration's mass firing of Justice Department officials who prosecuted the participants during the Biden administration.
Rep. Jamie Raskin, the committee's ranking member, accused the pardons of creating "a private militia of proven street fighters" that represent "a nightmare for American public safety."
Trump issues sweeping pardons and commutations for Jan. 6 rioters
The report cites findings from the nonprofit watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) that found that at least 33 pardoned Jan. 6 defendants have since been charged, arrested, or convicted of new crimes.
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Link to House Judiciary Democrats PRESS RELEASE - Ahead of 5th Anniversary of January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, Judiciary Democrats Release New Reports Focused on the Careers of the Coup Plotters, the Rioters and the Democracy Defenders Since Jan. 6 and the Trump Pardons
First REPORT (PDF) - Where Are They Now: The Perpetrators of January 6th and the Defenders of Democracy Who Stopped Them
Second REPORT (PDF) - One Year Later: Assessing the Public Safety Implications of President Trump’s Mass Pardons of 1,600 January 6 Rioters and Insurrectionists